Calibration Technician / Engineer

Job Title: Calibration Technician / Engineer

Location: Calibration Facility / Workshop

Salary: £36,000 – £38,000 p.a. (dependent on experience)

Working Hours: 38 hours per week

Benefits: Comprehensive competitive benefits package

About the Role

This role provides facility-based calibration support across the organisation's businesses, ensuring customer equipment is calibrated, verified, and documented safely, accurately, and in accordance with authorised competence, approved procedures, and applicable quality requirements. You will deliver a professional, technically competent service within calibration facilities and workshop environments, operating with the autonomy expected at either Technician or Engineer level.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Calibration: Perform accurate, traceable calibration, testing, verification, and technical evaluation across authorized measurement disciplines (e.g., Electrical, Temperature, Pressure, Dimensional, Mechanical, Torque, Force, Mass).

Quality & Compliance: Execute work to approved procedures under ISO/IEC 17025 and UKAS-accredited environments. Maintain measurement traceability, accurately prepare technical worksheets/certificates, and report out-of-tolerance conditions.

Facility Operations: Support in-house workshop operations, manage internal calibration workflows, and ensure all laboratory standards, reference equipment, and customer instrumentation are safely handled, maintained, and safely stored.

Safety & Standards: Comply strictly with Health, Safety & Environmental policies, maintain clean room/laboratory standards, and manage workshop health and safety protocols.

Continuous Improvement: Assist with technical fault finding, method validation, uncertainty reviews, and internal/external audit support.

Candidate

Requirements

Qualifications: ONC / HNC / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering, Metrology, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent industry experience).

Experience: Proven track record in calibration, metrology, or precision engineering. Experience working within a laboratory-based ISO/IEC 17025 / UKAS environment is highly desirable.

Skills: Strong understanding of measurement principles, ability to read technical drawings/specifications, and proficiency with calibration management software.

Workplace Focus: Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain steady throughput in an in-house laboratory or workshop setting.

Application Process: We aim to respond to all applicants within 5 working days. If you don't hear from us within this time, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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